Maths Puzzle of the Week…Can You Solve It?

I have a brother and a sister. My brother is 2 years older than me and my sister is 5 years younger than my brother.

How old must I be such that the sum of all of our ages together is 32?

Last Term’s Puzzle Answer: 11 Years Old

This Week’s Puzzle:

Half an Egg: A peasant woman came to a market to sell some eggs. A first buyer took half her eggs plus 1/2 an egg. The same happened with the remaining eggs: a second buyer took half her eggs plus 1/2 an egg. A third only bought what was left over: 1 egg.

How many eggs were there initially?